Daughter recalls mom as an ‘everyday hero’
Published: April 11, 2005
More than a year after her death, a Winnipeg woman was remembered as a hero who lived life to the fullest. “My mom was an everyday hero. Not the swoop-in-and-save-the-world Superman kind of hero, but an everyday hero,” said Kirsten Albo, daughter of Diane Kroeker, who died while reaching out to help someone in danger of drowning in the Pacific Ocean.
Musical tribute
A musical tribute to Kroeker was held at St. John’s Cathedral yesterday afternoon, attracting more than 150 people to the service.
“She drowned saving the life of someone else, she was our hero,” said Albo. “If you looked up the word love in the dictionary, you should see a picture of my mom.”
The 60-year-old Winnipeg mother and grandmother was leading a tour with a local Mennonite university in Guatemala on Feb. 29, 2004, when she drowned.
Kroeker was devoted to the Central Mennonite Universities program that helped university-aged students travel to other parts of the world to study and take part in spiritual adventures.
The family wants Kroeker’s memory and generous spirit to live on and have initiated a project that will help bring musical instruments and motorbike repair equipment to Uganda.
Uganda Project
Coined the Uganda Project, the Kroeker family wants to raise $25,000 for the project, which would also help build a computer literacy centre and provide resources that help boys and girls in Uganda excel in academic and skill development.
There will be a fundraising social on June 10 at the Waverley Heights Community Centre to raise funds for the project.
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